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Monascorubrin is an azaphilone extracted from Red Yeast Rice. It is shown to have anti-inflammatory activity and inhibitory effects on NOR 1 activation, and is an Epstein-Barr virus early antigen activator.

ChEBI: Monascorubrin is a bulgarialactone azaphilone compound found in Monascus pilosus used as an orange food colourant for biscuits or ice-cream. It has a role as a food colouring, a biological pigment, a fungal metabolite, a Hsp90 inhibitor, an anti-inflammatory agent and an antineoplastic agent. It is an azaphilone, a gamma-lactone, a triketone, a polyketide and an enone.